Understand the most common writing mistakes that rookie screenwriters make and how to minimize them.

Everyone needs to begin somewhere, right? Like thousands before me and probably thousands after me, I started at the bottom with screenwriting. I wrote. I learned. I re-wrote. I deleted. I wrote again. I learned some more. It was a vicious cycle.

I have now been an actor, producer, and screenwriter for 15 years, but I'm still working on my craft.

So, if you're like me and looking to write your next screenplay (or your first one) and want to avoid making the same mistakes millions of other rookie screenwriters have made, you're in the right place.

Here's a list of the most common writing mistakes that rookie screenwriters make, and how to avoid them.